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Director, NYU Press = From Downtown to the World
https://nyupress.org/
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AU Center for Environment, Community, & Equity
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Dana is CECE’s Director. Her research focuses on questions related to democracy, activism, and climate politics. An interesting project Dana is working on with colleagues from across AU focuses on how to turn AI generated predictions about extreme events into accessible information for communities.
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NYU Press
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In new Washington Post reporting on the Troy, NY uproar over Flock's AI license plate cameras, NYU Press author Andrew Guthrie Ferguson reminds readers what this kind of mass surveillance actually enables: "This inescapable network of surveillance gives police a new power that they didn't have."
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Columbia University Press
6 days ago
Join A. Kayum Ahmed for the book launch of THEORIZING FALLISM on May 16 from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM EDT at The People’s Forum. RSVP today!
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The People's Forum
Join us for the launch of Theorizing Fallism: Rhodes Must Fall and the Global Movement to Decolonize the University, by A. Kayum Ahmed, a powerful exploration of the global student movements…
https://buff.ly/iiYuP4S
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Robert Kelchen
6 days ago
I absolutely love this updated
@chronicle.com
feature on who a college thinks its peer institutions are. It's always good for a chuckle (and a sense of status competition).
www.chronicle.com/article/who-...
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Who Does Your College Think Its Peers Are?
The Chronicle compiled the peer institutions for over 1,500 institutions from the 2023-24 year.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/who-does-your-college-think-its-peers-are
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Jaime Lee Kucinskas
6 days ago
Excited to be part of this ASA Soc of Culture panel on the culture of democracy and authoritarianism tomorrow and share some insights from my research on civil servants for The Loyalty Trap!
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Critical Race Theory, Fourth Edition
A new edition of a seminal text in Critical Race TheorySince the publication of the third edition of Critical Race Theory: An Introduction in 2017, the Unit...
https://nyupress.org/9781479818259/critical-race-theory-fourth-edition/
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NYU Press is commissioning and inviting proposals for our new series focused on the creative culture of Downtown, NYC. With Ada Calhoun (author of St Marks is Dead) as our lead editor.
@nyupress.bsky.social
Read more at the link ->
nyupress.org/the-downtown...
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The Downtown Archive - NYU Press
Ada Calhoun, Series Editor Charlotte Priddle and Eric I. Schwartz, Deputy Series Editors While “Uptown” represents the cultural mainstream, “Downtown” has always been the counter-culture, continually...
https://nyupress.org/the-downtown-archive/
12 days ago
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Columbia University Press
20 days ago
What happens when cities step up on climate while national governments stall? In this blog post,
@cbrandtner.bsky.social
explains why urbanists and organizational scholars need to connect their insights to better understand—and advance—climate action in cities.
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#ClimateAction
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Five Reasons Why Urbanists and Organizational Scholars Should Read Each Other’s Work Christof Brandtner - Columbia University Press Blog
Christof Brandtner explores why urbanists and organizational scholars must connect insights to better understand and advance climate action in cities.
https://buff.ly/qDFio9C
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Columbia University Press
19 days ago
Now available! A revelatory oral history, I HEAR FREEDOM shows that free jazz is a uniquely Black style shaped by mobility, community, and the struggle for freedom.
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When I type "Anthropic" into an email regarding the Settlement paperwork it autocorrects to "Anthropocene"
21 days ago
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Alondra Nelson
24 days ago
I resigned from the National Science Board in May when meaningful oversight became untenable. I respect colleagues who stayed to serve the NSB's mission. Today's news clarifies that was an erosion of oversight and function has become open elimination of the Board itself. 🧵
time.com/7285045/resi...
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NYU Press
22 days ago
We're thrilled "42 Today: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy " made
@bklynlibrary.bsky.social
's 250 for 250 Booklist! Brooklyn Public Library marks the nation’s 250th with a librarian-curated, all-ages selection of 250 influential books.
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250 for 250 Booklist | Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn Public Library is celebrating our country's 250th anniversary the best way we know how: with a thoughtful, surprising, irresistible booklist.
https://buff.ly/1II3LGB
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The new AI usage policy for
@nyupress.bsky.social
is available on
nyupress.org
in the resources section. In short, only OK (1) with transparency, (2) within a gated system, and (3) for ideation, basic editing, and to assist with citation and metadata.
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NYU Press: Policy on Generative AI and LLM Usage, Updated April 2026 - NYU Press
For Authors, Editors, Designers, and Illustrators NYU Press is committed to a humanistic approach to publishing that places individual expertise and creativity at the center of our work. While we... R...
https://nyupress.org/ai-policy/
about 1 month ago
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist)
about 1 month ago
It’s gonna take me a while to process all of the amazing inputs from
#TED2026
(I will try for this weekend’s Newsletter). In the meantime, though, I’ll share my big takeaway from the week:
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James Neal
about 1 month ago
"Beginning May 7: Arturo Schomburg is seen anew through an exhibition featuring his founding collection and a newly published book, during the Center’s centennial anniversary"
www.nypl.org/press/schomb...
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Jaime Lee Kucinskas
about 2 months ago
I'm excited to visit
@sharonquinsaat.bsky.social
@grinnellcollege.bsky.social
next week and share the backstory of
#TheLoyaltyTrap
and why liberal arts learning is crucial for doing meaningful and impactful work. If you are near Grinnell, please pop in!
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Bernard E. Harcourt
about 2 months ago
Présentation du nouveau livre, *Le Coopérisme : Une théorie politique, économique, et sociale* qui vient de paraitre au éditions MSH :
www.canal-u.tv/chaines/fmsh...
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@ehess.fr
@editionsmsh.bsky.social
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NYU Press
about 2 months ago
Alexandra Natapoff, the author of "Snitching: Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice," is featured on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as he discusses police stings and the roles of confidential informants. Watch the full clip here:
buff.ly/oXhWJOo
@lastweektonight.com
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Social Research: An International Quarterly
about 2 months ago
#TBT to 1978! From gatekeeping in NYC art galleries to the rise of mass culture in France and the evolution of country music, this #TBT revisits “The Production of Culture.” Explore the social roots of our symbolic world and dissect how art and media are actually made.
www.jstor.org/stable...
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Lee Vinsel
about 2 months ago
Nancy Fraser's remembrance of Habermas is really great. At once respectful and critical. Fraser is really important to me for her feminist critique of the system-lifeworld dichotomy that is found in nearly all cultural pessimist technology criticism.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ma...
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Nancy Fraser | After Habermas
Jürgen Habermas may be variously described as the moral conscience of postwar Germany, the last great systematic...
https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/march/after-habermas
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NYU Press
about 2 months ago
After the Super Bowl ad backlash, Ring quietly ended its partnership with license plate reader company Flock Safety. Andrew Guthrie Ferguson spoke with
@suzannesmalley.bsky.social
about what that moment revealed, and what it didn't, about how far police surveillance already goes.
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‘Your Data Will Be Used Against You’: Author of new book on the dangers of a surveillance society
The author of a new book on surveillance discusses how an upcoming Supreme Court case could limit what data police can dig up showing individuals’ locations.
https://therecord.media/your-data-will-be-used-against-you-author-surveillance-technology
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Excerpt from Your Data Will Be Used Against You Policing in the Age of Self-Surveillance by Andrew Guthrie Ferguson
@wired.com
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Your Body Is Betraying Your Right to Privacy
Attachment to smart devices and biometric surveillance leaves Americans more vulnerable to police searches than ever. Left unchecked it will only get worse.
https://www.wired.com/story/book-excerpt-your-data-will-be-used-against-you-andrew-guthrie-ferguson/
about 2 months ago
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Timed to the start of the London Book Fair, I will give an overview of the book publishing industry this evening at NYU London.
2 months ago
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Today at NYU London, James Moran and I will lead a student workshop on improving nonfiction writing.
2 months ago
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Author of Racial Exhaustion
@ralinajoseph.bsky.social
on the need for collective accountability for community success.
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Why Higher Ed Shouldn’t Mourn the Death of DEI (opinion)
The end of performative activism can yield to a different approach, one that distributes accountability for inclusion across every member of the institution.
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2026/03/02/why-higher-ed-shouldnt-mourn-death-dei-opinion
3 months ago
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NYU Press
3 months ago
This March, we're honoring the women who have made history. Save 30% on all titles in our Women's History Month collection now.
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30% Off All Titles
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There are 21 newly updated subject collections available on
nyupress.org/books/
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Books - NYU Press
By Discipline By Series By Author Featured Titles Award Winners New York City Browse by Discipline African American Studies Anthropology Criminology Environmental Studies History Jewish Studies Law Li...
https://nyupress.org/books/
3 months ago
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Lauren Valentino
3 months ago
I am so excited to be part of this incredible group of incoming Russell Sage Foundation
@russellsagefdn.bsky.social
Visiting Scholars.
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Eric I Schwartz
Incite Institute
3 months ago
Today, we're launching the Obama Presidency Oral History—a comprehensive record of the Obama presidency through the voices of officials, artists, organizers and people from all walks of life. 462 Interviews, 1100 hours of audio and video, 6 years in the making.
obamaoralhistory.columbia.edu
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Obama Presidency Oral History
The Obama Presidency as told by 450+ officials, activists, organizers, and extraordinary people from all walks of life.
https://obamaoralhistory.columbia.edu/
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If you're local to NYC on Tues, Feb 17 find out how civility operates across culture, identity, media, and the arts featuring NYU community members Charlton McIlwain, Kwame Anthony Appiah, and Catharine Stimpson, moderated by Eric Klinenberg,
@ipk.bsky.social
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Civility Unbound: Launch Event NYC - NYU Press
This New York City conversation brings together contributors to Civility Unbound to examine how civility operates across culture, identity, media, and the arts. Drawing on perspectives from scholarshi...
https://nyupress.org/event/civility-unbound-launch-event-nyc/
3 months ago
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Jade Power-Sotomayor explains how Bad Bunny takes the Super Bowl half time stage as an entertainer and activist.
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UC San Diego performance scholar examines Bad Bunny's social activism influence
UC San Diego professor who is a performance studies scholar examines Bad Bunny’s international influence for social justice.
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/uc-san-diego-performance-scholar-examines-bad-bunnys-social-activism-influence/3975388/
3 months ago
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Some strong
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member cover designs this month, including
@nyupress.bsky.social
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SPINE-University Press Coverage, January 2026
The Uni Press round-up is back! We welcome you to our ongoing feature, now penned by designer and photographer Giles Hoover , in which we periodically highlight a selection of recent university press...
https://spinemagazine.co/articles/university-press-coverage-january-2026
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"What links these essays is the seriousness with which the authors approach civility. This is a book that assumes the reader will take the time to grapple with the complexities of the various arguments and learn something from each of them."
@forbes.com
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When Civility Becomes A Weapon And A Possibility
What makes this book most compelling is its refusal to treat civility as neutral.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marybethgasman/2026/02/02/when-civility-becomes-a-weapon-and-a-possibility/
4 months ago
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Tech Policy Press
4 months ago
In his forthcoming book, Your Data Will Be Used Against You, George Washington University Law School professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson explores how sensor-driven technologies, social media monitoring, and artificial intelligence can be weaponized against democratic values and personal freedoms.
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How to Apply the 'Tyrant Test' to Technology
George Washington University Law School professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson is the author of the forthcoming book Your Data Will Be Used Against You.
https://www.techpolicy.press/how-to-apply-the-tyrant-test-to-technology/
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"The fact that Resistance 2.0 is expanding its tactics gives me hope. Americans are finding their voices and their power to push back against burgeoning autocracy."
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Resistance to Trump 2.0 is getting more confrontational | Dana R Fisher
In Trump’s first term, activists focused on lobbying and voting. Now tactics are shifting to nonviolent civil disobedience
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/01/trump-resistance-protests
4 months ago
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UNC Press is hiring a history editor. 👇
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Now Hiring: Acquisitions Editor, History
Acquisitions Editor, History UNC Press is seeking a creative, intellectually curious, and mission-driven publishing professional who will acquire general
https://uncpress.org/now-hiring-acquisitions-editor-history/
4 months ago
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NYU Press
4 months ago
We're proud to share that "Black Panther Woman" by Mary Frances Phillips has been named a Finalist for the 2026 ASALH Book Prize! Congratulations to all for this worthy recognition!
@asalh-bhm.bsky.social
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Looking forward to attending
#mla26
offering some great books in literature and poetry from
nyupress.bsky.social
and featuring our partners at
fonografeditions.bsky.social
. 👉
nyupress.org/search-resul...
4 months ago
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The "Academic Publishing in a New Era" feature in the latest issue of
@contexts.org
magazine includes my short piece "A Service, Not a Product."
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Academic Publishing in a New Era - Amin Ghaziani, Seth Abrutyn, 2025
A curated collection of sociological essays, this special section considers the opportunities and threats posed by new developments and directions in academic p...
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15365042251386827
5 months ago
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Columbia University Press
5 months ago
In this episode of WUNC Due South, author of WHY BLACK PEOPLE DIE SOONER Joseph L. Graves, Jr. interprets the gap in life expectancy between Black and white Americans and debunks the misconception that race can dictate disease prevalence.
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Pioneering NC A&T evolutionary biologist Joseph L. Graves, Jr. talks life expectancy gaps. Plus, 'Black, White, Colored' explores Laurinburg history.
Leoneda Inge talks to NC A&T professor Joseph L. Graves, Jr. about his new book, Why Black People Die Sooner. Mother-daughter authors Lauretta Malloy Noble and LeeAnet Noble research their family…
https://buff.ly/07cidHA
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Bernard E. Harcourt
5 months ago
Judith Butler, Homi Bhabha, Gayatri Spivak, Cornel West, Susan Buck-Morss, Seyla Benhabib, Bruno Bosteels, and more will be joining us for Hegel 13/13
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social
in the new year 2026! Mark your calendars:
hegel1313.law.columbia.edu
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Ernesto Castañeda
5 months ago
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Philip N Cohen
5 months ago
💥 Citizen Scholar made the list of book forums for next year's
@asanews.bsky.social
meetings. 💥 Thanks to
@nvancleve.bsky.social
,
@davidsmeyer.bsky.social
,
@daniellaurison.bsky.social
, and
@jessicacalarco.com
for agreeing to discuss! And
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Philip Leventhal
5 months ago
"Just below the media and political fray, flagship research institutions are forging ahead with great determination." Why Flagships Are Winning, by Ian F. McNeely author of THE UNIVERSITY UNFETTERED: PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION IN AN AGE OF DISRUPTION
tinyurl.com/5989zc3d
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Opinion | Why Flagships Are Winning
Battered by decades of disruption, they are now more frugal and more resilient than elite privates.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/why-flagships-are-winning
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Another great
@lithub.com.web.brid.gy
round-up of the year's best in book cover design.
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The 173 Best Book Covers of 2025
Per Literary Hub tradition, I am pleased to present the best book covers of the year—as chosen by some of the industry’s best book cover designers. This year, I asked 52 designers to share their fa…
https://lithub.com/the-173-best-book-covers-of-2025/
5 months ago
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"Federal attacks on elite private universities, and a few public ones, might lead one to believe that our entire system of higher education is buckling under pressure. But just below the media and political fray, flagship research institutions are forging ahead with great determination." Ian McNeely
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Opinion | Why Flagships Are Winning
Battered by decades of disruption, they are now more frugal and more resilient than elite privates.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/why-flagships-are-winning
5 months ago
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American Sociological Association
5 months ago
Where did data science come from? In his new book, ASA member Philipp Brandt
@scpo-research.bsky.social
examines how computer experts and hackers integrated established technologies and methodologies—and some questionable ideas—into a profession.
@columbiaup.bsky.social
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Inside Data Science | Columbia University Press
Data scientists appeared suddenly in the early 2010s and quickly became ubiquitous. Institutions, from established corporations to start-ups, universities to... | CUP
https://bit.ly/4pqg4dX
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The Best Black History Books of 2025 - AAIHS
We are pleased to release this year’s AAIHS list of the best books published in 2025! Check out this extraordinary list of great books from 2025 that offer varied historical perspectives on the Black ...
https://www.aaihs.org/the-best-black-history-books-of-2025/
5 months ago
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Philip N Cohen
5 months ago
New from me: In the New Republic
@newrepublic.com
, I wrote that we should refuse to choose between the easy way and the hard way to boost birth rates.
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What If Both Sides in the Birth Rate Debate Are Wrong?
The right wants to steer women away from work and toward motherhood. The left wants to provide them with more state support so it’s easier to have children. We should refuse this choice.
https://newrepublic.com/article/204035/birth-rate-pronatalism-debate-both-sides-wrong
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Philip Leventhal
5 months ago
Congratulations to Laura Helton, whose book, SCATTERED & FUGITIVE THINGS: HOW BLACK COLLECTORS CREATED ARCHIVES & REMADE HISTORY, published in Black Lives in the Diaspora series, was shortlisted for the 2024 MLA First Book Prize!
bit.ly/44Tk91U
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